Display container



Sepvt. 9, 1930.

E. E. DARRAGH DISPLAY CONTAINER Filed June 7, 1928 4 Sheets-Sheet Spt 9,1936. E. E. DARRAGH 1,775,338

DISPLAY CONTAINER Filed June '7, 1928 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Sept. 9, 1930. E.E. DARRAGH DISPLAY CONTAINERl Filed June '7, 1928 4 Shets-Sheet 3 waffSept. 9, 1930. E, E, DARRAGH 1,775,338

DI SPLAY CONTAINER Filed June '7, 1928 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 wvamtoz 45blank;

Patented Sept. 9, 19,30

.PATENT opl-ICE EDWIN E. Dammen, or NEW Yonx, N. Y.

,DISPLAY CONTAINER,l

Application mea :une 7, 192s. semi No. 2ss,49 7.

This invention relates to improvements in that class of display boxeswhich serve not only as shippin boxes, but also as the countercontainers for lsplaying the goods for sale.

It has been customary to utilize the `front panel and display card ofsuch boxes for sultable printed advertising matter, but unless thecounter upon which it is displayed is above normal height, thisadvertising matter is not readily visible from above.

The main object of the present invention is to provide an improveddisplay container which is readily set up in display position by asimple' movement, which also produces a proper tilting of the displaybox front .panel and display card, for display visibility from above. l

The invention may further provide that the movement to display positionproduces a staggering or serration `of the goods, or the boxes if thegoods be separately boxed, securing improved visibility thereof andproviding better access for their removal from the display container.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following descriptiongiven in connec-7 tion with preferred and modified embodiments of theinvention which will now be described in detailin connection with theaccompanying drawings forming a part of this speciiication and thefeatures forming the invention will then be specifically pointed out inthe claims. v

In the drawings;

Figure 1 is an isometric view of'a preferred form of a display box of apreferred form closed for shipping;

LFigure 2 is an isometric view of thedisplay box in display position; Y,

Figures 3 and 4 are sections respectively on lines 3-3 of Figure 3 and 44 of Figure 2; Figure 5 is a plan view of the display box Figure 6 is anFigure 2 but therein;

isometric view similar to Withthe packaged merchandise Y Figure 7 (is anisometric view of a modified form of the' display box partially opened;

Figure 8 is an isometric view of this box in display position;

Figure 9 is a section on line 9--9 of Figure 8; Figure 10 is a plan viewof this box blank;

l Figure 11 is a plan view of a detail;

Figure 12 is an isometric view of another modification with a part ofthe display card displaced to show parts thereunder;

Figure 13 is an isometric view of this same box in display position withportions of the display card broken away;

, Figures 14 and 15 are sections on, respectively, lines 141--14L ofFigure 12 and 15-15 of Figure 13;

Figure 16 is a plan view of this box blank;

Figure17 is a plan view of a detail;

Figure 18 is an isometric view `of a further modification Figure 19 isan isometric view of this box in display position; p

Figure 20 is a section on line `20---20 of Figure 19; and

Figure 21 is a this box.

Referring to the drawings and to the box of Figures 1 to 6 inclusive andin particular to Figure 5 thereof, reference character 10 designates thebottom of the box which carries at its opposite edges side panels 11, 12and front and rear panels 13, 14, these panels being pivotally connectedto .the box bottom 10 by suitable scoring so that they 'may be bent planview of the blank of upright t'o form the box body. The box front panel13, which may be cut awayas shown for display of the articles to besold, vcarries on its opposite edges panels 15, 16, the panel lbeingextended to provide' a panel 17 and a securlngtab 18 separated bysuitable scoring, so that they, together with front panel 13, form' aband enclosing the box body formed bybending the panels 11, 12, 13 and14, upright about the bottom panel 10. v The band may be securedaboutthe box body in any suitablev manner ,as by gluing tab 18 to theinside of panel 15. i

The 'bottom edgesv of the panels 15., llfQare cutl oil' as shown at 15',16 and rthe rear band panel 17 is formed ofthe same width as the smallerdimensions of these panels, so that 05 shown 1n Figure 4.

when the band is connected together about the box body, the rear portionof the band is narrower than the front panel 13, thus allowing the bandto be moved downwardly with the' line of scoring connecting front 'panel13 with the box bottom 10 as its pivotal point or hinge. l

In the preferred form' of box shown by these figures, those edges ofthebox body panels 11 and 12 which abut the front panel 13 arecorrespondingly cut olf at 11', 12 to allow the panels 13, 14 to movebackward or tilt back about their lines of scoring connecting with boxbottom v10, which movement 15 causes the articles within the box toassume the stepped or serrated position shown in Fi ure 6. .y l

and panel 17 may be rovided with an extension as shown, whic forms the`box 20 cover and is suitabl scored to rovide cover ortion 19, adapte tocover the top of the 0x, and closure sections 20 and 21 for closing theopen front panel 13 and for a purpose to be hereinafter explained.

The box body rear panel 14 carries a display card 22, which ispreferably of the type shown in my application Serial No. 178,170, filedMarch 15, 1927, comprising a lower portion within the box which isslightly wlder aothan the box body and is divided into a plurality ofsections, a, b, c, the central section b being secured to the rear panel14 by glue 01.A in any other suitable manner, the other sections aand cbeing compressed edgewise by the sides of the box to retain the displayportion of the card in display position.

The operation o f the box is as follows:

With the box resting upon a table as shown in Figure 1, the cover formedby cover portion 19, and sections 20, 21 are raised and swung about theupper rear edge of the box. The display card 22 is then swung up intoposition an pressure is applied to the o posite rear side edges of theband, causing the rear ortion of the band to move downwardly a out thebox body and restupon the table. This movement of the boxband about andrelative to the box body causes the front panel 13 and the display card22 to tilt back and assume such an angle thereto that'they are readilyvisible from above. The tilting back of this box also causes acorresponding movement of the articles therein, as shown in Figure 6,producingI a stepping or serration.

thereof for display and ease in removal.`

In oblong boxes designed to stand upon one of their smaller panels, itis desirable to rovide a support for the rear of the box.

or this purpose the box cover may be rotated about its scored connectionto rear band panel 17 and the section 21 folded about the opposite sideof the panel 17., with the section 2O horizontal, theJ sections 19, 20,21 thus forming a firm rear support for. the box, as

The modification shown in Figures 7 to 11 inclusive, comprises a boxbody formed by bottom panel 110, side panels 111, 112 and front and rearpanels 113,' 114 enclosed by a band formed by band side panels 115, 116,carried by front panel 113, the rear band anel 117 secured about the boxbody by glul ing tab 118 to the inside of band side panel 115, the bandbeing hingedly'secured to the box body by the line of scoring betweenthe front panel 113 and the box bottom 110. The box is provided with adispla card 122 which is separate from the box an secured thereto .bypassin its lower end between tlfe band rear pane? 117 and the box bodyrear panel 114 and gluing the same to the panelI 117. The band sidepanels 115, 116 may carry respectively tabs 123, 124, which are soscored as 'to be bent down over the box contents during shipment. Whenthe box is moved shown it, bv way of illustration, as formed as \a partof the display card 122. For this urpose the display card 122 is so cutas to orm a platform anel 125 and a prop or supporting tab 126 hingedlyconnected b suit- 'able scoring which coincldes with the ine of displaycard scoring usually provided to permit the 'y displa card 122 to bebent down within the box uring shi' ment, the platform panel 125 beingconnecte to the display card 122 by scoring` 125. When the display cardis secured to the box, the tab 126 overlies the interior of the boxbodyk rear panel 114 and is of such length that its end rests upon thebox bottom 110. If desired, the tab 126 may be provided'with atongue 127adapted to engage a suitable slit 128 formed in the line of scorin'gconnecting box vbottom 110 and the body rearpanel 114 to secure the tab126in/posit1on. A When the box is tilted back to display position, thedownward movement o the box band carries with it the display card 122causin the tabj126 to raise the platform 125 at rig t angles to thedisplay card 122-for the su port of one or more sample articles.Furthermore, if desired, an offset display panel 129 may also be cutfrom the dis lay card above the platform 125 and prefera ly forms anextension thereof, so as to be operated by the tab 126, the upper end ofpanel .129 being connected tothe display card 122 by straps 130 hingedlyconnected thereto i by suitable lines of scoring. YThus the tilt- 215,216 and 217, secured' about the box'body,

by gluing tab 218 to the inner side of the panel 215. In thisconstruction,however, I provide an automatic'support for the rear of thebox, saidsupport opening automatically during the tilt-back movement ofthe box. For this purpose I preferably. cut a portion or member from therear'panel 214 of the box body which is suitablyscored to provide panels231, 232, and a tab 233. During the assembling of the box this portionlor member is passed outside the rear panel 217.

of the box band andtab 233 is passed through av suitable slot 234provided therein, the location of the slot 234 being such that when thebox is in shipping position, the support lies flat against the panels214 and 217. When the box is moved to display position, the

downward movement 'of the band causes support panel 231 to lie flat onthe counter and hold panel`232 at a proper angle to the rear of the boxfor proper support thereof.

A furtherfeature of this box resides in the fact lthat tabs 235, 236 arecut from the opposite upper corners of the box body rear panel 214 andare suitably scored so that when the box is tilted back into displayposi- 40 tion, the tabs 235 I.and`236 pass above the upper edgeof therear band panel 217 and due to their scoring bend outward or are bentoutward bythe operator so as to lock the .box in display position.

'The display card 222 of this modification is held erect in a novelmanner by cutting therefrom a tongue portion 237, which is f glued totle rear band` panel `217, the remainder of the lower end of the displaycard ri 222 then passing over the box body rear panel 214 into theinterior of thebox,so that whenthe box is tilted back int-o displayposition, the box body rear panel 214 passes up between the tab 237andthe remainder of the a'ydisplay card 222 to af point wellabove itsvline of scoring and positively holds the display card in displayposition.

In the modificatian shown 1n Figures 18 to 20 inclusive, a board feature.of the inven- .60 tion is illustrated in its simplest form, in.

which the band moves relatively to the box body to secure proper anglingof the front paneland display card, but is not accom-l panied by anymovement of the box body '65 parts or of the goods therein. As in theprior' constructions, the box body is formed by bottom panel 310, sidepanels 311, 312 and front and rear panels respectively, 313, 314,

but differs in that panel 313 is provided with extension 313 separatedtherefrom by suitable sco'ring to provide a band front panel whichcarries side band panels 315, 316, rear' l Inv band panel 317 andVsecuring tab 318. this instance the panels 315 and 316 are acute angledparallelograms and the rear band panel 317 is of materially less depththan these panels. In setting up the box, the panels 311, 312, 313 and314 are bent up at right angles to the box bottom 31() and panel 313 isthen bent downwardly about the scoring line separating it from panel 313andpanels 315,316 and 317 are passed around-the 'box thus formed andsecured together by gluing tab 318 to the interior of the band sidepanel 315 as heretofore. As readily perceived from the drawings, the boxband pivots about the line `of scoring between panels 313 and 313 whenthe band. is pushed downwardly formovem'ent into display position. Inthis constructiomas shown, they display card 338' preferably formsacontinuation of the box body rear panel 314 and is preferably fseparated therefrom by scoring applied in such manner that the tendencyof the dis'- play card 338 upon movement of thebox into display positionis to follow the movement of the box band rear panel 317 and licthereagainst.

It will be understood that theinvention is not to be limited to thespecific constructions shown as embodiments of the invention, but thatmany modificationsmay be made while retaining the invention defined bythe claims.I

I claim:

1. A display box having a band encircling the box and hinged to swingvertically on one wall of the box, and means permitting swingingmovement of the band relative to the box.`

2. A display box having a band encircling the box and hinged at thefront of the box to swing vertically, said band lying above the bottomof the box in its erect position whereby i the, depression of the bandtilts the band backward for display.

3. A display box having a band encircling the box and-hinged at thefront of the box to swingV vertically, said box Aand band being made-from a single blank, said band lying above the bottom of the box in itserect position whereby the deV ression of the band tilts the bandbackward or display. 4. .A display box having aband encircling the box,one panel of the band forming one front wall of the box, said band beingmounted to swing vertically with said box wall and the lower edge of'therear band panel lying above the bottom of the box in its erect positionwhereb the swinging of the band tilts the band an box.

- 5. A display box having a band encircling front wall of the box,

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the box, one panel of the band forming the said balld being mounted toswin vertically with the box front and said band ying above the bottomof the box in its erect position, whereby the depression of the bandtilts the band vand box backward for display.

6. "A display box having a band encircling the box, one anel of the bandforming thefront wall o Athe box, said band and box being made from asingle blank, said band bein r mounted to swing vertically with said boxiront wall and said band lying above the bottom of the box in its erectposition whereby the depression of the band tilts the band and boxbackward for display.

7. A display box having a band encircling the box and hinged to swingvertically on one wall of the box, whereby the swinging of the bandtilts the band, and a support for the rear wall of the box carried bythe band and folding on the box for packing.

8. A display box having a band encircling the box, one panel of the bandforming the front wall of the box, said band being mounted to swingvertically with thesaid box front wall and said band lying above thebottom of the box in its erect position, whereby the p depression of theband tilts the band and box backward for dis lay, and a cover for thetop and front of the ox carried by the band and folding to form asupport for the rear wall of the box.

Y' 9. A display box having a band encircling the box, one panel of theband forming the b front wall of the box, said band being mounted toswing vertically with said box front wall and said band lying above thebottom of the box in its erect (position, whereby the' de ression of theban tilts the band and box ackward for display, and a cover for the toand front of the box formed of three panels w eref by the cover may beswung over the rear side of the box and the end cover panel insertedbetween the band and box to hold the cover in trian lar form to form asupport for the rear wa of the box.

10. A display box having a band encircling the box, one panel of theband forming the front wall of the box, said band being mounted to swinvertically with the box front and said band dying above the bottom ofthe box in its erect position, whereby the depression of the band tiltsthe band and box backward fordisolay, the rear panel of the box carryinga folding support connected to the rear panel l ofthe band to lie alonthe panels in the erect said box .4 side' pane position of the box an tobe moved from the panels by the tilting of the box to form a support forthe rear wall of the box.

vertically thereon, the adjacent band panels and box side panels beincut away to allow the box to tilt when the and is swung.

12. A box blank having bottom, side, front and rean panels, and bandpanels on the sides of the front panel forming with the front panel aband extending around the side and rear panels of thebox and hinged toswing vertically thereon, the Iadjacent band panels and box panels`being cut away to allow the box to tilt when the band is swung.

13. A display box having its front and rear walls free to pivot on thebox bottom from side panels pivotedon the box bottom and free to betilted backward for display.

15. A display box having a band encircling the box and hinged to swingvertically on one wall of the box, the rear panel of said band beingdisplaced upward relatively to the front anel of said band, wherebyswinging of the and tilts the band. a

16. A display box having a band encircling the box and hinged to swingvertically on one wall of the box, the lower edge of the rear band panellying above the bottom of the box in its erect position, whereby thedepression of the band tilts the band.

17. A display box having a band encircling the box and hinged to swingvertically on one wall of the box, the rear panel of said band beingsmaller vertically than the front band panel, whereby swinging of theband tilts the l 18. A display box having a band encircling the box andhinged to swing vertically on one wall of the box, the side and rearpanels of said band bein adapted to permit swinging movement of the bandabout the box to tilt the band.

19. A box blank havin bottom, side, front and rear panels,and ban panelsarranged to form a band exteldin around the side anels of the box andhinge to swing vertica y on the box, the lower edge of the rear bandpanel lying above the bottom of the box in its erect position. v

20. A box blank having bottom, side, front, and rear panels, and bandpanels arranged to form a band extendin around the side panels of thebox and hinged to swing vertically on the box, the lower edges of thebandside and rear panels lying above the bottom of the box in its erectposition.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set m i hand. f y 4, EDWIN E.DARRAGH.'

11. A box blank'having bottom, side, front and rear panels, and banpanels on the sides of one of the vertical box panels forming with psnel a band extending around the of the box and hinged to swing

